Global prevalence and determinants of mortality among patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The challenge of COVID-19 is very high globally due to a lack of proven treatment and the complexity of its transmission. The prevalence of in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19 was very high which ranged from 1 to 52% of hospital admission. The prevalence of mortality among intensive care patients with COVID-19 was very high which ranged from 6% to 86% of admitted patients.

Methods

A three-stage search strategy was conducted on PubMed/Medline; Science direct Cochrane Library. The Heterogeneity among the included studies was checked with forest plot, χ2 test, I2 test, and the p-values. Publication bias was checked with a funnel plot and the objective diagnostic test was conducted with Egger's correlation, Begg's regression tests.

Result

The Met

SUBMITTER: Abate SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931690 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature